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Labrador West Repeaters
Below is a listing of vitals for all the non-Functional, Functional & Future repeaters in Labrador West as of August 5, 2024. NOTE: Frequencies given here are the Repeater Tx & Rx frequencies. . If programming a radio for a repeater, switch the Tx & Rx frequencies. VO2WL As of April, 2022 VO2WL was upgraded…
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Where’s the Patch?
Last Fall our internet provider, CRRS Tv, upgraded our internet service from DSL to fiber and also included VoIP landline for us. Most hams that have used and are familiar with a phone patch know, there are restrictions on how a phone patch is connected and operated. The most important restriction for us at this…
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Thank You Recent Donors!
A lot has happened since the last update, including 3 significant donations to the club. First, CRRS TV (our local cable company) board approved a donation of a Landline at the club, and to upgrade our internet access by providing a fiber to the club building. The fiber was installed & our internet access upgraded…
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Smokey Visit
On the morning of March 4th, Naz, VO2NS & Glen, VO2GO visited the Smokey Mountain Ski Club and rode the Chair Lift to the top to get a good look at the location where the new VO2LMC repeater will be going, as well as get some measurements for cable lengths and other info needed for…
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Welcome to our Newest Ham!
As some of you know, David has been studying hard towards writing his Basic exam, and last night, on his first attempt, David passed the Basic with Honors! I hear there is going to be an “Un-Boxing” of all the new toys David has acquired in anticipation of this day, including a brand new 7300!…
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An extra hand
It doesn’t look pretty but it’s very handy, everybody got one of these lying around.
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Jerry VE2ACP
Jerry lived and worked in Mt Wright, retired and moved to Maygog PQ. Great DX’er and a wonderful operator and a great friend.
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Open House @ HOWL
Dan VE2III listening to a signal while Mayor Janice Barnes looks on
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Open House @ HOWL May 2010
Glen VO2GO, Dan VE2III (SK), Linda (Town Counselor), Janice (Mayor), Gordon VO2WA, Karen (Deputy Mayor), Dan VO1DZM.
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How to Register
This post is for those who would like to sign up to the HoWL web page to get the automated e-mail updates. Those of you already registered can disregard this post. The question “How do I register on vo2wl.ca” has been asked a number of times. The advantage of registering is you will receive an…
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DMR repeater
Update 21/10/2022 A local DMR repeater is now active in Lab West under callsign VO2ETC and available for general Amateur DMR traffic. The repeater is operating on 145.300 – , color code 5, local talkgroups on TS2, dx talkgroups on TS1. Currently TG 3020(NFLD) static on TS2. The repeater consists of a RB STM32-DVM Raspberry…
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Club Main Tower Maintenance Sept 26, 2022
On September 26th afternoon, a significant amount of work was done on the Club main tower by VO2NS (tower crew) & VO2GO (ground crew). Maintenance took almost 4 hours & weather conditions were very cooperative (Sunny, No wind & +12C). Old antennae & feed lines were removed, Connections were repaired & resealed, and a new…
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VO2LB Installed at Club
For more info on why VO2LB was put on the air read the earlier post about Repeater Upgrades. Today, VO2LB Allstar repeater was moved from the test bench to the club building. The install went very smoothly after all the prep work that was done by VO2NS on the repeater rack when VO2WL was installed…
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Emeril Site Now & Then (VO2KG)
Pictures & video of Emeril Mountain Site where VO2KG is located some 70Km East of Labrador City on Trans Labrador Hi-way route 500. The picture & video were taken on July 14, 2020 prior to the removal of the commercial tower and buildings surrounding VO2KG shack. Shortly after the above image was taken, and before…
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CLUB Photos
Old club Photos
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VO2WL update
VO2WL Allstar UHF repeater and the new web server was installed at the club building yesterday by VO2NS (Naz) and myself, VO2GO. After a few minor bumps it went well & WL is now live on the air along with our new web server. VO2WL repeater was upgraded from Motorola Maxtrac Radios to two Motorola…
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The 47th Labrador Loppett
Today was another successful community event, The Great Labrador Loppett, which the club has helped provide communications for over the past 35 years. This year there was nearly 70 skiers competing in races from 2.5 Km to 40 Km, with only one DNF in the entire group. Five members took part covering the four check…
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Repeater Upgrades
The decision was made in the fall of 2021 to upgrade our 3 repeaters, VO2WL, VO2LMC & VO2KG with a more modern system, AllstarLink, as was demonstrated over the previous year by VO2ET (Darryl) with his VO2ETC allstar node. This was prompted by small issues with VO2LMC, which is in a private building and very…
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